Chapter 30: Got a Phone CallAfter dinner, I helped Mama with the dishes. Bill, who usually disappeared out to the front porch to drink beer, chew and spit, scratch his balls, and other manly things, stayed in the kitchen.
“I got a phone call,” Mama said hesitantly.
She glanced at Bill.
I could see they were up to something.
“I did too,” Bill admitted.
I let out a huge sigh.
“What’s going on, Wiley?” Bill asked.
“Don’t you have something you need to be shooting or killing or chewing or something?” I asked.
“The DHS came out to the house, asking about you and Jack,” he said.
“So?”
“Don’t give me that, bro. What’s the deal?”
“Nothing.”
“Like I believe that.”
“That woman from the DHS came to see me,” Mama said. “Wiley, this could be serious. They could take Noah away from you.”
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